Canada will have a "robust" response if Donald Trump imposes tariffs on its goods, but Canadian leaders are split over energy as a bargaining chip.

The government is preparing for the possibility that the incoming U.S. administration will impose high tariffs on Canadian goods, setting the close allies up for a showdown.

Canada could impose countermeasures on up to C$150 billion ($105 billion) worth of U.S. imports if President-elect Donald Trump puts tariffs on Canadian goods and services, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Canada has drawn up an initial list of C$150 billion ($105 billion) of US-manufactured items that it would hit with tariffs if President-elect Donald Trump decides to levy tariffs against Canadian goods,

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada could impose countermeasures on up to C$150 billion worth of U.S. imports if President-elect Donald Trump puts tariffs on Canadian goods and services, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Everything is on the the table,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Wednesday, though not all premiers agree.

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that “nothing is off the table” when it comes to responding to proposed tariffs by U.S.

Justin Trudeau emerged from a meeting with all 13 premiers Wednesday armed with a proposal to slap counter-tariffs on up to $150 billion worth of American imports in the “very” likely event the U.S. imposes tariffs on Canadian goods.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suggested that President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming America’s “51st state” is distracting the public from the harm that steep tariffs would have on U.

The list is a draft and would come into play only if the Trump administration moves first. Read more at straitstimes.com.